Keith Dee Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I held on to this quarter because I thought the damage looked odd. After doing research I came to the conclusion that it’s a struck through 2015 Saratoga quarter. I believe this because I’ve seen the exact same damage on another person’s state quarter in a forum which I wasn’t a part of so I couldn’t respond. His was a little more wider but the same shape in the exact same spot. I could of sworn it to be a picture of mine had it not been for the size. He believed it to be grease that caused the strike through. I guess my question is, has anyone here seen this kind of damage and what do you believe caused it. It has to be something fairly common seeing how I found someone with the same damage to his quarter. I just wish I was able to respond to his post. The funny thing is is I can’t find it again but it was from 2016 so I’m not sure if he’s still a member or responding had I been able to anyway. So please any and all thoughts on this would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsshog40 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Looks like a strike thru from the pic to me. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohawk Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Yep.....I'm with Bsshog. It looks like a strike through to me as well. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Is there any way to get a slightly closer pic? Or, maybe a few pics, with lighting from different angles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBrad Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 2:38 PM, Just Bob said: Is there any way to get a slightly closer pic? Or, maybe a few pics, with lighting from different angles? I'm with Just Bob about needing some more pics at different angles and also the others on looking like a strike through. Can you tell if there is any displacement of the metal, or tiny raised pieces of metal, along the outside areas of the indentation? Or is the surface smooth and flat without any small raised metal pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Very nice, good find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Dee Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 3:59 PM, GBrad said: I'm with Just Bob about needing some more pics at different angles and also the others on looking like a strike through. Can you tell if there is any displacement of the metal, or tiny raised pieces of metal, along the outside areas of the indentation? Or is the surface smooth and flat without any small raised metal pieces? These are the best I can do with this phone. Any closer and it just blurs out. The metal is smooth. No raised metal on the outside like you’d expect to see with something that been gouged out. That’s what drew my attention to it. Otherwise I would of took it for normal damage. It looked weird like someone took a soldering iron to it and melted the metal. This was suggested to me by someone on another coin site. I couldn’t figure out why anyone would want to do that and leave no trace of any other damage in doing so. Like the metal turning color after applying such high heat. After doing some research I came across coins online with strike through damage. Most were in the shape of what ever was struck through like a staple or cloth. Then I seen one almost exactly like mine. The person believed it to be a piece of harden grease feel out of the die and got struck through. Not sure how he came up with his theory on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RWB Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) Nasty -- but is this a strike though or post production? The edges of the incuse area seem oddly curved and the adjacent field lifted a bit. Edited November 3, 2021 by RWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Dee Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 8:49 PM, RWB said: Nasty -- but is the a strike thought or post production? The edges of the incuse area seem oddly curved and the adjacent field lifted a bit. I guess pictures will never do coins any justice😂 There is no raised metal. It looks like the metal was melted. Kind of like a weld when you lay down a bead. Wavy melted medal inside the crevice if you will. If I didn’t see another posted with the same shape on the newer quarters like mine then I’d still be believing it to be regular damage. But I’m convinced it’s struck through but what I’m not sure. My best hope would be to keep researching and finding that other coin or another one like it and tell that person not to throw theirs out for simple damage if they haven’t already😂 Their post was from back in 2016 I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBrad Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 8:43 PM, Keith Dee said: It looked weird like someone took a soldering iron to it and melted the metal Not sure here. Without coin in hand it would be hard for anyone to determine what the indentation is from your pics. I understand the difficulty of taking good pics. Either way, if it is a stuck through or not, it would not bring a premium on your Quarter more than face value. Probably something to throw in a holder and hang onto. Just MHO here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 To me it does not look like a struck through, certainly not grease. Not sure what caused it but if it is not struck through, then it has to be damage of some sort, no matter what caused it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Dee Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 On 11/3/2021 at 12:46 AM, GBrad said: Either way, if it is a stuck through or not, it would not bring a premium on your Quarter more than face value. Probably something to throw in a holder and hang onto. Just MHO here. Yes I have it in a holder and plan on holding on to it until I find out more. Like I said someone has the same exact damage on a different state quarter and I strongly believe something at the mint caused it. From my understanding also strike throughs do carry a premium but only if it’s something you can tell that caused it and would take the shape of whatever it was that got struck through. Like a staple or a piece of cloth or thread. They carry even a higher premium if the objects still embedded. That’s just from what I’ve researched and I could be wrong but I’ve also herd and understand that a coins only worth what someone will pay for it. The person that had the same type of marking on his coin held on to it and posted it online for a reason such as mine. It’s an oddity and maybe someday in the distant future this will come out on what the cause is. Maybe it’s something that happens once every billion coins who knows lol. I’m holding on to it regardless if there is a premium for it. I’m not looking to strike it rich doing what I’m doing. To find a super rare coin would be awesome but only to have certified and put in a slab and put on display for me. Im not a find it and sell it on eBay type of person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
